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Listen to the 2018 Ford Mustang's four exhaust modes

The new Mustang's optional exhaust goes from quiet to track: Here's how it sounds

December 14, 2017

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Active exhausts aren’t new -- automakers and aftermarket exhaust companies have been slapping them on just about every high-end performance vehicle for the last few years, but they're not as common on accessible sports cars like the Ford Mustang GT. Sure, you get an active exhaust on the Mustang Shelby GT350, but the 2017 GT was left with a simple exhaust.

This new exhaust has as many modes as it does tips: that’s four, for those who haven’t seen the car. The modes are quiet, normal, sport and track. Trying to understand what those modes mean in the real world, American Muscle took a new Mustang out to its (seemingly) well-trekked test road with a decibel meter to see how each mode ranked.

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Along with the new optional exhaust, the Mustang GT gets a mild performance bump. The 5.0-liter now sends 460 hp and 420 lb-ft to the rear wheels by way of a six-speed manual transmission or a 10-speed automatic.

If you want to hear what all those horses sound like through the new exhaust, check out the video above.